A Travel Blog
Recently my husband took a short term job with Vermeer in Goes, Netherlands. This is a big adventure for us mid-western Americans! I have amended an old blog page I used a few years ago to keep friends and family updated about our life here. I will update periodically. Take care everyone! We miss you!
To read the most recent Blog, click below:
Food Highlight
3/15/25
I couldn’t believe it when I saw these cookies/bars in a local Goes coffee cafe. Jan Hagel bars! Remember these on our school lunch trays? They were my favorite! And the United States didn’t just adopt a Dutch name for their bars, the Dutch make the bars as well! So exciting! I didn’t buy them when I snapped this picture, so I don’t know how they taste. But I will be trying them eventually. They are made just a few blocks from my apartment.
Zaanse Schans, NL
A Dutch Discovery
3/15/25
Gas Station Clothes Washing?
Jeremy and I stopped at a gas station in Goes. We parked at the pump and this metal box structure stood about 15 feet ahead of us. I looked closely and it was a public clothes washer and dryer! Outside. In February. At the gas station. And it was in use! I wonder if it is meant for bigger items, because the weight limit was listed in large numbers and letters. You never know what you might find in a new country.
I bought 4 Primroses in January already. They were selling them at the outdoor market here in Goes. I asked the lady at the stand if they could be outdoors in winter, and she yes “Oh yes! No problem!” And they have done beautifully! A few of the leaves have frozen when the temp gets around 0 degrees, but they just keep blooming! I love the vibrant colors. They have helped to cheer me when the gloomy winter days persist.
Recent Weather
3/15/25
Last weekend, we had five days of 60-70 degrees Fahrenheit and full sun. It was the most glorious weather we have since last October. Since then, it has cooled a bit to around 50 degrees, but still lost of sun! I actually had to water the few plants that are on my deck! I am always so excited by spring weather.